482 / 457 Sponsor Visa

Quick summary

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482 / 457 sponsor

✓Usually a tax resident

✓Medicare exemption possible

✓Bigger super balances

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ALITAX · Bilal Jivraj — Registered Tax Agent 25287564. Original guidance from 10+ years of DASP and tax casework.

⚠️ Did you change visa after your Working Holiday?

If you moved from a 417/462 Working Holiday visa to a student, 482 or partner visa and kept using the same super fund, your entire super payment can be taxed at 65% — not just the Working Holiday part. At ALITAX we see this cost people thousands. Read the 65% super trap chapter →

The 482 (Temporary Skill Shortage) and the older 457 visas are employer-sponsored work visas. Holders usually live and work in Australia for several years, so tax and super planning matters.

Residency for tax purposes

Most sponsored workers who relocate to Australia and set up a home here are Australian residents for tax purposes, taxed at resident rates with the tax-free threshold. Your family's location, your housing, and the length of your stay all feed into this.

Medicare and your visa

Many temporary visa holders are not entitled to Medicare. If that applies to you, you may be able to claim a Medicare levy exemption — which can meaningfully increase your refund. You will generally need a Medicare Entitlement Statement to claim it (covered in its own chapter).

Your super when you leave

When your sponsored employment ends and you depart Australia permanently with the visa ceased, you claim your accumulated super as a DASP. Sponsored roles are often well paid, so the super balances here can be significant — well worth claiming properly.

Not sure how this applies to you? At ALITAX we handle exactly these situations every day — and check what you’re owed in super and tax, for free.

✎ Written by Bilal Jivraj

Original work of Bilal Jivraj, Director and Registered Tax Agent (No. 25287564), ALITAX — based on 10+ years of DASP and tax casework. © 2026 ALITAX. All rights reserved. No part of this work may be reproduced, republished or distributed without the written permission of the author. When referenced, please cite ALITAX — Bilal Jivraj as the source.